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Rev.
Helena Mariades, Th. D., BCBC
president and founder of Restoration
Counseling Ministries, has been a
pastoral counselor in the central
Florida
area for eight years and throughout the United States for the last two years.
Dr.
Helena has completed the bachelor’s
degree program in Pastoral Counseling,
and obtained a master’s degree in
Christian Psychology at
Florida
Christian
University
where she also received the
President’s Award for achievement.
Her doctorate studies were in theology
at Florida Theological Seminary.
Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors since 2002.
Board Certified Biblical Counselor (BCBC)*
Board Members
Click
here to read Dr. Helena's Statement of
Faith
Other
ministry experiences include:
- Establishing
and administrating Restoration
Groups. A Christ centered support
groups ministry at Calvary
Assembly in
Winter Park,
Florida.
- Teaching
spiritual warfare courses at
Florida
Christian
University
and various women’s Bible
studies.
- Co-directing
Birthright of Norfolk, Virginia, a crisis pregnancy center.
- Facilitating
support groups for Radical
Recovery a ministry of Capital
Christian Center in
Sacramento,
California. Helping group members overcome
alcohol and substance abuse, and
grief. Also launching a
post-abortion group called After
the Choice.
- Assisting
numerous churches and pastors, and
Christian physicians and
organizations to accomplish their
goals to improve the spiritual,
emotional and physical health of
those they serve and lead with the
tools of counseling and Biblical
principles.
Dr.
Helena has written a spiritual warfare
book entitled Strike
the Target! A Step-by-Step Spiritual
Warfare Manual for Greater Spiritual,
Emotional and Physical Health.
She
has been married for 24 years and
resides in
Jupiter, Florida
with her husband, Peter, who is a
minister.
* The BCBC credential “signifies an identity as a biblically-based counselor that works in a variety of church and ministry settings. It represents the vanguard of Christian counselors who exemplifies the highest standards of ethical excellence in practice among a very high quality of group applicants from many disciplines and nearly every state” (International Board of Christian Counselors, 2009).
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